MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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